The Guns at Last Light - The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945

In the first two volumes of his bestselling Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson recounted how the American-led coalition fought through North Africa and Italy to the threshold of victory. Now he tells the most dramatic story of all - the titanic battle for Western Europe. D-Day marked the commencement of the European war's final campaign, and Atkinson's riveting account of that bold gamble sets the pace for the masterly narrative that follows. The brutal fight in Normandy, the liberation of Paris, the disaster that was Market Garden, the horrific Battle of the Bulge, and finally the thrust to the heart of the Third Reich - all these historic events and more come alive with a wealth of new material and a mesmerizing cast of characters. With the stirring final volume of this monumental trilogy, Rick Atkinson's remarkable accomplishment is manifest. He has produced the definitive chronicle of the war that unshackled a continent and preserved freedom in the West.

Product details

• Authors: Rick Atkinson, Atkinson Rick
• Publisher: Abacus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780349140483
• ISBN: 978-0-349-14048-3
• No. of pages: 896
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 198 mm x 56 mm
• Series: Liberation Trilogy; Liberation Trilogy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), War and defence operations, War & defence operations, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater